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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: TheGoose on July 25, 2011, 06:00:26 PM

Title: A1000 ROM WOMs EPROMS, oh my
Post by: TheGoose on July 25, 2011, 06:00:26 PM

I have a A1000 MB I'm playing with from time to time. I soldered sockets and jumpers to where the unused ROM spots are on the A1000. I was wondering if I could somehow burn some ROMs to put in these sockets? And could I go as far as 3.1 ?

I think these were only meant for 256K ROMs and not a 512K like 3.1 is. I was considering trying this route instead of making a "Ratte ROM adapter".

Has anyone done sucha thing?

Title: Re: A1000 ROM WOMs EPROMS, oh my
Post by: joekster on July 25, 2011, 07:25:02 PM

There was a thread about this before (google is your friend). I think the results were incomplete. Id really love to do this myself... if it can be figured out, it would only be for a 256kb kickstart (4x 27c512 eproms)

Title: Re: A1000 ROM WOMs EPROMS, oh my
Post by: mechy on July 25, 2011, 11:32:28 PM

there was a file on aminet,the name escapes me,but it suggested that was possible. i have never seen anyone prove it can be done however.

mech

Title: Re: A1000 ROM WOMs EPROMS, oh my
Post by: TheGoose on July 25, 2011, 11:39:13 PM

Yes, I found a good thread here:

Seems like Ratte crunched the rom images and stuck them into apropriate eprom chips and somehow got it to work....

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=32883&page=5

EDIT, naw that's not it ... just floppy hackery...

Title: Re: A1000 ROM WOMs EPROMS, oh my
Post by: joekster on July 26, 2011, 12:14:25 PM

Here is the thread:
http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=32984